The Hand of Merlin
Very good game, I would describe it as a fusion of game play elements from darkest dungeon with slay the spire, with some extra rpg elements added in. The artistic style is very unique and charming and so is the setting.
That’s my overall assessment of the game. I will go into more detail about areas I feel the game could be improved in the spoiler below.
! The enemy variety is pretty good, the best thing about it is that there is an enemy that can counter almost any character build forcing you to diversify your characters. The only game-breaking ability combo that I am aware of currently is rallying bash + dire haste + Watchful parry, which allows you to parry every turn with a warrior and be permanently immune to damage. However, because the abilities you get are randomized, this combination cannot be taken reliably every run.
– Real player with 65.7 hrs in game
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The saga of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table exists in countless variations. Camelot, the Holy Grail, Excalibur, or the forbidden love for Guinevere are mostly fixed starters in the tale. A cosmic horror from another dimension that wants to devour the whole world with hideous creatures that could have originated in the twisted convolutions of H.P. Lovecraft’s brain, however, rather not. But that’s exactly what this is about. A roguelike with tactical, turn-based combat at its core, and a story that’s a mix of King Arthur and sci-fi horror. If you want a more classic story, look at Neocore’s King Arthur: Knight’s Tale, a quite good but still rather unfinished reinterpretation of the Legend of Arthur.
– Real player with 18.1 hrs in game
Arosia
Conquer the World! Let your strategy skills talks, weaken your opponents, and break a leg to get the best luck!
Occupy resources to build the strongest country much faster. Build Castles, Armies, Factories, and Embassies to greater your power and defense your country.
Arosia blends strategy with luck but does this with a well-balanced system. Take risks, use your tactics, and try to win.
Arosia inspired from a non-named basic paper game that creators played in High Scool. You’ll have square lands, you’ll
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F-Team
Recruit your team of fantasy heroes and save the world!
As a rising entrepreneur in the world of fantasy security services, recruit and fully customize your heroes as you send them on various quests. Improve your heroes as they gain experience and level up. Train them in new skills and improve their equipment. Strategically decide which quests to take on and which heroes to send where.
If you have a quest, if no one else can help and if you can afford them, then maybe you too can hire the F-Team!
Game currently contains two chapters, The Bridge at Londoress and The Goblin Lands.
The Bridge At Londoress
Goblins have overrun the Bridge at Londoress and destroyed it, severing the path to the Goblin lands. From the stronghold nearby they send out raiding parties to ransack the land. Assemble your team of heroes, take back the stronghold and rebuild the bridge.
The Goblin Lands
With the bridge now secured, make your way through these rough lands to the Goblin Capital of Gunula. From there, escort the Goblin ambassador and secure peace. But beware, not all want peace between Humans and Goblins.
Combined these two chapters should provide between 30 and 40 hours of gameplay.
Features:
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6 Different Character Classes (Fighter, Archer, Mage, Knight, Ranger, Barbarian)
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4 races to interact with (Human, Goblin, Elven, Undead)
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Tactical turn-based combat. Take command yourself or let the AI decide
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Explore a huge world map 1600 hexes large with unique race-based locations and items
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Manage dozens, even hundreds of Heroes
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Over 80 skills to teach your Heroes divided amongst character class and race
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Trade, loot and gather over 50 unique items
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Main story-line quests along with various side quests to fulfill. Quest types include fetch quests, timed quests, elimination quests, garrison quests and more
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Perma-death for your heroes until you discover the Undead capital of Kharbharam
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Battle Simulator for quick, random skirmishes
Full Character Customization
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Gender
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Name and Avatar
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Over 50 different hair, eyebrow and beard styles
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Hundreds of different armor combinations (30 chest plates, 30 leggings, 22 upper bracers, 20 lower bracers, 19 gloves and 21 boots)
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Add accessories such as shoulder plates, helmet decorations, elbow and knee plates, ear / nose / chin rings and more
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Change skin color, facial hair color, eye color and armor color along with other color options
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226 different weapons divided over 12 categories based on character class
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60 different shields
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Armor and weapons based on character class and level with unique weapons unlocked by skill training and quest fulfillment
Fight a wide array of unique enemies including:
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Goblin fighters, archers, heavies and shamans
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Undead fighters, knights and shamans
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Cave spiders
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Ice beasts
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Brigands
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Golems
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Forest witches and guardians
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More to come
Lost Eidolons
OVERTHROW AN EMPIRE
Fight your way through challenging story-driven combat scenarios on a classic turn-based grid. Face off against archers, spellcasters, mounted units, monsters, and more. Choose the right weapon for each enemy, and wield elemental magic to turn the terrain to your advantage.
BUILD A REBELLION
Create the perfect fighting force, with over 20 CHARACTERS and 10 CLASSES to choose from (with more to come). Recruit your allies and build Rapport in camp, with MEALS, TRAINING, AND CONVERSATION. Then take your troops to the battlefield and show off what you’ve learned.
A TALE OF BROTHERHOOD AND BETRAYAL
Enter the land of BENERIO, a war-torn nation by the sea. Join small-town mercenary EDEN and vengeful noble BALASTAR as they fight to bring down the Empire and take back their homeland.
But do the means of revolution justify the ends?
And when the smoke clears… what comes after?
A RICHLY REALIZED FANTASY WORLD
Take on the corrupt LUDIVICTAN EMPIRE and shape the next chapter in the land of ARTEMESIA, a feudal landscape of hulking castles, mudstained towns, and forgotten gods waiting to be unleashed.
ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK BY CLARK ABOUD
Be transported to a world of myth and war, with a moving string soundtrack by CLARK ABOUD, composer for hit indie titles like Slay the Spire, Factory Town, and Kind Words (winner of the 2020 BAFTA Games Award).
Monstermonger
Disclaimer: I helped to playtest this.
I had really good fun with this - it’s got that “easy to learn, hard to master” feel. The mechanics are straightforwards, but that disguises some depth of strategy, as I found out when I went from the tutorial to the hard AI and got schooled :-) I’m looking forward to trying multiplayer and finding out how much more there is I don’t know yet!
Very easy to just dip in for a quick game, but also very easy to get sucked into “just one more”…
– Real player with 5.9 hrs in game
I originally downvoted this because I hit a bug fairly early that stopped progression. The developer was very responsive. I sent him some screenshots of the bug and he is making a number of changes. The game is fun, and the creatures are cool. It’s not the world’s deepest game, but it is fun and it’s not expensive. If you like these sort of soft strategy games to relax with, this is actually one of the better ones I’ve seen in recent years.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
The Curse Of Esrevni
The Curse Of Esrevni is a 2-4 player multiplayer board game. The aim of the game is to survive by getting rid of various obstacles and traps. In the meantime, you can set various traps on your opponents. Anything can happen, be careful! Don’t give up !
Features
_Ascending level game system
Trap setting
Attack the opponent
Skill cards
Lucky cards
Freecam_
Void Marauders
Void Marauders puts you in command of a pirate space ship and its crew. Recruit soldiers, arm them and lead them into tactical turn based battles against alien, robotic and human forces. Board or destroy ships, assault installations and colonies and loot your way across the stars to become the most infamous pirate of the sector.
Loot and pillage enemy ships and installations, sell your well earned loot in space trading stations and improve your ship and equipment. Remember to save something for your soldiers though, pirates and mercenaries will be loyal to you as long as you pay them or you could risk desertion, a mutiny or being thrown through an airlock.
FEATURES:
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Manage a ship and its crew. Recruit soldiers from different classes and species.
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Lead your soldiers in turn based tactical battles against human, alien and robotic enemies.
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Play a procedural campaign for great replayability.
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Loot and pillage enemy ships and installations.
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Trade your loot and buy new equipment and upgrades.
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Manage the loyalty of your crew and hunt down any deserters and traitors.
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Fight Dynamic Rivals: enemies that win reputation for defeating your men or even traitors that will challenge you across the campaign.
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Find and capture the legendary ship The Omen to become ruler of the sector.
Zodiac Legion
Zodiac Legion is a turn-based tactical RPG featuring lethal combat, squad management and strategic elements. Lead your heroes through daring raids and forgotten ruins, defend your land in a time of conquest and betrayal, and master the secrets of volatile ancient magic to restore a realm beset by the armies of undying fiendish sorcerers.
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Lead your knights in turn-based tactical battles.
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Explore ancient ruins and places of power, thwart the plans of enemy lieutenants, forge alliances, and restore the Zodiac Order.
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Smash your way through fully destructible dungeons.
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Expand and strengthen your stronghold, research new spells and craft powerful artifacts.
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Reshape the terrain to your advantage.
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Develop your warriors into mighty champions.
As the Grandmaster of the Zodiac Order, it will be your duty to restore this knightly brotherhood and rally its champions under the banners of the thirteen Zodiac signs. You will manage your domain, take important diplomatic decisions and train your warriors in the arcane arts. Enemy armies will invade your borders, forcing you to dispatch your knights on missions resolved through turn-based, tactical battles. Their superhuman powers will tip the scales in the face of overwhelming odds, but beware: many will not survive the ordeal. Yet exploring the secrets of necromancy may reveal that a Zodiac Knight’s duty need not end in death.
The work on Zodiac Legion began because we shared the vision of a game that would combine the tactical combat and strategic campaign of X-COM, with the fantasy aspects and dungeon crawling typical of most roleplaying games.
We decided to use the theme of the Zodiac because of its association with classical mythology, and due to its ties with distinct character archetypes, which served as the foundation of our class system. There are hundreds of distinct features and qualities attributed to the signs by astrology, which lends itself to a robust and interconnected system that has an impact on all the aspects of Zodiac Legion’s gameplay and storytelling.
Kings0
Kings0 - turn-based strategy in medieval genre, where you have to control your civilization in many aspects of the game.
The player will be able to visit different conditions, where the clan wars of the ancient Tribes are in full swing.
But not always everything can be solved by war, and therefore there are many mechanics for different styles of play.
This is where a new story begins that is different from other players.
The player has the right to do whatever comes to his mind with the game world.
Economy, pumping and construction, diplomacy, battles with lords, bandits and other civilizations, raids and robberies, achievements and easter eggs and much more.
Long Live Caesar
Long Live Caesar is a Turn-Based Strategy/RPG/brain-twister where you play as Gaius Julius Caesar, who must uncover all conspirators in the Senate, Magistrate and Legion. Dark days are coming to an Empire - senators weave intrigues, the army going to rebel, and the Roman citizens expect strong-willed decisions from you. Can you resist the impending threat and save Rome?
Famous historical characters of Caesar’s era can help you in that trouble, or they can stop you. Be careful. Can you get everyone of them and unite under the banner of SPQR?
Choose your decisions wisely, expose enemies and reward friends. And remember only you can judge will Caesar survive or not. Rewrite history with Long Live Caesar!
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Detective, Strategy, RPG and brain-twister in one game. And all of it - in Ancient Rome!
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Exorbitant level of juicy pixel violence
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Roles of the conspirators are randomly distributed at the beginning of each game, which makes each passage unique
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Many historical (and not so much) events will give you definition of replayability
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Every you desicion is unconditional and irrevocable. You cant reload to your past step. You should meet them face-to-face
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Black humor and references to some modern pop-culture personalities
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Pixel Graphics and atmospheric soundtrack, that bring you back to 90s